Canton of Buchy

Canton of Buchy
French canton
Country	France
Region	Haute-Normandie
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Seat	Buchy
Communes	21
Government
• Representative	Patrick Chauvet 2001-2008
Area¹
• Total	158.13 km^2 (61.05 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	9,228
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Cantonal code	76 08
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

The Canton of Buchy is a former canton situated in the Seine-Maritime département and in the Haute-Normandie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 21 communes, which joined the canton of Le Mesnil-Esnard in 2015.^[1]

Geography

A farming area in the arrondissement of Rouen, centred on the town of Buchy. The altitude varies from 80m (Saint-Aignan-sur-Ry) to 236m (Bosc-Bordel) with an average altitude of 168m.

Composition

The Canton of Buchy comprised 21 communes and a total of 9,228 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Bierville	259	76750	76094
Blainville-Crevon	1113	76116	76100
Bois-Guilbert	185	76750	76107
Bois-Héroult	140	76750	76109
Boissay	268	76750	76113
Bosc-Bordel	440	76750	76120
Bosc-Édeline	284	76750	76121
Bosc-Roger-sur-Buchy	650	76750	76127
Buchy	1150	76750	76146
Catenay	651	76116	76163
Ernemont-sur-Buchy	187	76750	76243
Estouteville-Écalles	374	76750	76248
Héronchelles	89	76750	76359
Longuerue	280	76750	76396
Morgny-la-Pommeraye	892	76750	76453
Pierreval	328	76750	76502
Rebets	110	76750	76521
Saint-Aignan-sur-Ry	281	76116	76554
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy	545	76750	76571
Saint-Germain-des-Essourts	352	76750	76581
Vieux-Manoir	650	76750	76738

Population

Historical population of Canton of Buchy
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	5293	5790	6292	7651	8692	9228
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Seine-Maritime
• Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department
• Cantons of the Seine-Maritime department
• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. Décret n° 2014-266 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Seine-Maritime

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on September 17 2008.

Coordinates: 49°32′47″N 1°20′35″E / 49.54639°N 1.34306°E